River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-06-16
r;ORTnNYEsTERN NEWS.

Inc annual meeting OF the minnesota
Business Mems Association at Mankato, ad
journed ON the sth, having reelected the
former board officers. viz: L. ~ Pope,
president, MankatO; y. L. COlburnc, first
vice president, RushfOrd: John r. NOrrish
second vice presidents Hastings; j. NJ. Bur
ImgaInc, secretary, Owatonna, G.. "A. & hap
man, corresponding secretary, MankdtO;
L. Z. Bailey. treasurer. Haseca; executive
committee, VI. +. Sergeant, Albert Lea; }.
r Parshall, FaTibaulJ: j. II. Mullen. Wa
basha: Il. O. Hall. Austin. c. F. Carpenter
Pennington; -. r Perkins. Mortified
e. A. Erickson, Red Wing. The Elk
CCutiVe Committee was empowered to
call the next meeting and 60 forward and
carry out the policy of the association as
defined by the resolutions and addresses. A
very important matter accomplished by this
meeting was the removing from the vision
of the association the distrust and misap-
preheusiOn that had arisen regarding the at
titude of st. Paul as commercial and dis
tributing center. Hon w. B. Dean had the
opportunity to perform. this salutary ser
vice and his logical presentation Of the
rue fact that the interests of the State at
large and Of st. Paul are so blended as to
be wholly identical and indiyisible
brushed away the cloud of misleading
statements and put st. Paul in its true po-
stiUu as the stalwart and sincere champion
of all that Is just, wise and desirable, for the
state. cOmpTehendlng all interests with ne
tive sympathy, generous towards all and
discriminating toward none. The Far
mers Alliance was represented by Presi
dent Barrett who asserted that the interests
and aims of both organizations We're iden-
teal and that both would work hand in
hand that the freedom Of the traffic laws
may be equitably enforced. The resolu-
tons empower the Executive Committee
10 bring suits If there lie occasion, to Sc
cure the operation of the Inter State and
State Railway laws; recognize the impOr-
lance Of the Lake Superior and Mississippi
water ways and St Paul, Minneapolis and
Duluth as the chief traffic and transporta-
tiou centcrS, discOuntenduce any suspen-
sion of either the state or Interstate laws;
demanding that all common carriers should
be bound to respect the rights of the pnb-
lie without distinction of persons or local
titles: further demanding radical reform
in the system of railroad TRANSFORMATION
heretofore practiced and declaring that the
only natural and proper system is a system
which knows no favOrltisn and grants no
special favOrs and privileges to any per
sons or localities: that rates of franSpOr ia /
tion should he based pro rata upon distance
and amount of property transported, [
and without any reference whatever to /
terminal points or iObbing centers. No /
locality should be recognized by special /
transportation rates as the commercial 4
property of any jobbing or manufacturing /
center.
The annual conclaye of the grand I
commanders Of knights Templar of Dako- /
tn. was held at Huron, June $. grand 4
banquet was one OF the features. The fol /
lowing officers were elected Grand com
mander. Nj. \. Bremen, OF Fargo; deputy
grand commander, Joseph a. COlcord, of /
Huron. grand geueralissimO, a @. Meliette, 4
of Wutertown; grand captain general, +. 4
T. noty. Of Rapid City; grand prelate, =.
g. Updike. OF Brookings; grand senior war
den. r. a. Rose. Of Fargo; grand junior 4
warden. g.. v Bormside, of Sioux Falls;
grand treasurer, A. ". Howard, of Iank-
ton; grand recorder, Bruce NJ. X. Wiley, of
Huron. The appointed officers are: q.
Parmley. OF Sioux Falls, grand standard
bearer; i. ". Holmes, Of Fargo, grand
sword bearer; Joseph House, of Bismarck,
grand warden; A. l.. LOOmis, of Fargo,
grand captain of the guard.
The Commercial clubs Of Boston,
Mass, and Chicago, Ills, reached ST. Paul,
Mimi, Thursday morning in vestibule
train Of nine coaches aud were entertained
by the Chamber of Commerce, and driven
about the city, the whole party of a
hundred or more being taken 70 the
residence OF Hon. 2. H. Kelley, on DaytOu's
Bluff where light refreshments were served.
Soon after noon the guests We're taken 80
Minneapolis and were entertained at the
West hotel and afterward given an extended
drive about that city Later, accompanied
BY many gentlemen Of the Twin cities the
H.
and from Wyzetta were given seven mile
boat trip, landing at Hotel Lafayette,
where banquet was served, beginning az
80 Il ssGs day of royal pleasure TO the
visitors and no less so TO their generous
hosts.
The June report of the Department
81 Agriculture states that the condition Of
spring wheat is good in Dakota and the ter
ritcTies westward, but below the average
records in Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa and
Nebraska. The general average is SD,
which Is lower than in recent years. hut IS
points higher than ia ISL At the harvest
ing last year the average condition was 50
Dry weather in April has been injurious TO
winter wheat. Insects have committed
greater depredations than usual. The cen
fral belt westward from Pennsylvania and
Virginia has suffered local damage from the
Hessia1i fly, and the chinch hug has wrought
injury in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.
A complaint from the Minnesota
towns Of Pennington, Northfisld. Faribaut
and owatonna against the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St Paul r. r.. charging dis
has been fled with the Inter
state Commerce Commission. The COM
slaint Specifies that the r. r.. gives St.
Paul and Minneapolis millers a ~ cent
rate to ChicSgo and charges the complain